Natchez–Vidalia Bridge

31°33′33″N 91°25′09″W / 31.55917°N 91.41917°W / 31.55917; -91.41917Carries4 lanes of US 84 / US 425CrossesMississippi RiverLocaleVidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, MississippiID number21000840010001A (westbound)
21000840010001B (eastbound)CharacteristicsDesignTwin Cantilever bridgesTotal length4,205 feet (1,282 m) (westbound)
4,202 feet (1,281 m) (eastbound)Width24 feet (7 m) (westbound)
42 feet (13 m) (eastbound)Longest span3 848 feet (258 m) spans per bridgeClearance below125 feet (38 m)HistoryOpenedOctober 1940 (westbound)
June 1988 (eastbound)StatisticsDaily traffic24,000 (2007)Location

The Natchez–Vidalia Bridge are two twin cantilever bridges carrying U.S. Route 84, and 425 across the Mississippi River between Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi. It is the tallest bridge in Mississippi (although the demolished Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge connecting Mississippi with Arkansas was taller by 5 feet, its main spans were located entirely within Arkansas).

The original bridge, built by the Works Progress Administration and completed in September 1940, has only two 8-foot lanes and lacks shoulders. It was originally bidirectional, but now carries all westbound traffic. The newer, eastbound bridge completed in 1988, has 11-foot lanes with inside and outside shoulders. Eastbound traffic goes into Natchez and connects with US Highway 61, where travelers can continue north to Vicksburg and south to Baton Rouge.^[1]

See also

• List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

References

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